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My husband is trying to kill me. literally.
Since Sunday he has been insistent om going on nightly bike rides. uphill. far.
Ugh. men.
Feeling a little depressed today. Yesterday was an important day and I missed it because I had to miss it. I should have acknowledged it, but didn't. 6 Months have passed and I hate it. I hate whats being missed. I hate that Christian asks. I hate that not a day goes by that I don't think about it.
Whew! We need another weekend, to recover from the weekend.
Friday night we went to a BBQ at Ryan's Dad's house. The kids swam alittle and played with Grandpa.
I found Makenna squirting water into Ethan's pants
After eating way too much BBQ dinner we sat on the deck outside and visited. I got to gossip and catch up with Ryan's Sister, Amanda and Sister-n-Law, Gillian, while the men did the dishes. (a rare event!)
Then Saturday morning Amanda came over and watched the chicklings, while Ryan and I went to a friends mom's funeral.
Saturday afternoon we picked up Gillian and headed down to Laguna for my Mother-n-Law's 65th birthday dinner.
This is her and her Husband, Jack. We ate at Las Brisas in Laugna Beach, it's so beautiful. The view is amazing and the food is pretty yummy too. After dinner we went out and had a couple of drinks with Brayton and Gil
and I'm pretty sure Gillian had one to many rasberry martini's followed up by strawberry margarita!
Not sure how I managed to score in the Sister-n-Law department! I really lucked out with Roxanne and Gillian, their both such fantastic women!
This THING is my Brother's new toy. Actually he got it to fix it up to give to my Niece, Vanessa, as her first car. Ain't it cute? Roxanne said they should get plates that say "Tang" on them.
So DAD if your reading this I'm wondering why my first car wasn't a cute little beachy car that looks like a starburst?
Last Saturday was so pretty. The high was around 95, so we decided to take advantage of the cooler weather and took the kids to the park.
Even got to cuddle on a blanket with my hubby.
A few weeks ago, I posted a "Missing" ad on behalf of Ethan. His beloved tattered "Baxter", had up and disappeared. We have had many discussions about Baxter and I even had to tell a little white lie to make Ethan feel better. I explained that Baxter was sick and had to go to the doctor, but that Baxter said for Ethan to sleep with his friend, Turtle. This pleased Ethan and he has slept with the Turtle ever since.
Anytime I suggest to the kids to go on a "Baxter Hunt", Ethan quickly replies that "Baxter Doctor".
Well the ad has been fulfilled and Baxter is home safe and sound. Well maybe not safe, since he's been dragged around by the ear since Friday, but Ethan sure is happy.
He fed Baxter dinner at the dinner table, took him to the store with us and loves him non-stop.
The Other Boylen Girl.
I saw it in the theater with Roxanne a few months ago. We both loved it. She promptly went out and purchased the book. After she read it, I read it and my girlfriend Laurie read it. It's truly a PaGe TuRnEr....
Now the movie is out on DVD, so I got it and Ryan and I "went to the movies" (in our living room) last night and he loved it too!
Not sure if I mentioned last month that I joined a Bunco group. It's 12 girls, we rotate houses and play one Friday night a month. Last night was at Michelle's house. No not this Michelle or this Michelle or Michelle in Sacramento whom I miss! This Michelle is a new friend, a mommy of two adorable twin three year old's. Strange situation how we met and turns out I grew up with her husband, which is this Michelle's husbands brother, whom I also grew up with. To further the tangled little web of familiarity this Michelle lives less then 5 houses aways from me which we never knew until about 6 months ago. Whew. What a small world we live in.
So there's that. The point is, I love "girls" night and am thankful to have such wonderful people in my life. One can never have too many friends named Michelle!
My babies are so sweet. Ethan loves his "Nenna" and Makenna loves her "Bug Bug".
Last night Makenna announced that "Daddy is not her friend, nope, he's not." I asked who she liked and she said, "Mommy, Bug Bug, Bubba and Sissy only". So what brought on this conversation? Her Daddy told her the N.O. word and it just plain pissed her off.
